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   cafeteria

   /ˌkafɪˈtɪərɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.
   • ▪ denoting a system in which people may choose from a number of available options, especially one in which an employee may select a personal package of company benefits: "employers who offer cafeteria plans and other flexible programs"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (originally US): from Latin American Spanish cafetería ‘coffee shop’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • A

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